| US 7,551,431 B2 | ||
| Electronic device with rotatable display panel | ||
| Yuji Nakajima, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokoyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/584,785. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-158815 (JP), filed on Jun. 07, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0285881 A1, Dec. 13, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 5/03 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—681 [361/680; 248/920] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An electronic device comprising:
a main body;
a display panel;
a hinge mechanism coupling the main body and the display panel, the hinge mechanism including (i) a first rotational member
that allows the display panel to rotate about a rotational axis with respect to the main body, (ii) a first indicator and
a second indicator showing respective directions of rotation with respect to the rotational axis and the directions of the
first indicator and the second indicator are opposite to each other; and
a non-rotating cover surrounding the first rotational member and situated substantially flush with a top surface of the main
body, the cover including an indication window to show one of the first indicator and the second indicator provided on the
hinge mechanism.
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